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Title 18
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Title 18, Chapter 1
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§ 18-101
Halls
Title 18 : Water and Sewers
Chapter 4 : Sewage Disposal, Public And Private Sewers, And Discharge Into The Public Sewer System

18-410 : Fees and billings.

  1. Purpose. It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the equitable recovery of costs from user's of the town's wastewater treatment system, including costs of operation, maintenance, administration, bond service costs, capital improvements, depreciation, and equitable cost recovery of EPA administered federal wastewater grants.
  2. Types of charges and fees. The charges and fees as established in the town's schedule of charges and fees, may include, but not be limited to:
    1. Inspection fee and tapping fees;
    2. Fees for applications for discharge;
    3. Sewer use charges;
    4. Surcharge fees;
    5. Industrial wastewater discharge permit fees;
    6. Fees for industrial discharge monitoring; and
    7. Other fees as the town may deem necessary to carry out the requirements of this chapter.
  3. Fees for applications for discharge. A fee may be charged when a user or prospective user makes application for discharge as required by § 18-405 of this chapter.
  4. Inspection fee and tapping fee. An inspection fee and tapping fee for a building sewer installation shall be paid to the town's sewer department at the time the application is filed. Fees shall cover the costs of inspecting new and/or existing plumbing within subject building establishments as well as inspection of building sewers, property sewers, and sewer service lines and connections to the public sewers, and sewer service lines and connections to the public sewers. The inspection fee and tapping fee shall be set by the board of mayor and aldermen.
  5. Sewer user charges.
    1. Classification of users. Users of the wastewater system shall be classified into two (2) general classes or categories depending upon the users' contribution of wastewater loads; each class user being identified as follows:
      1. Class I: Those users whose average biochemical oxygen demand is three hundred milligrams per liter (300 mg/l) by weight or less, and whose suspended solids discharge is three hundred milligrams per liter (300 mg/l) by weight or less.
      2. Class II: Those users whose average biochemical oxygen demand exceeds three hundred milligrams per liter concentration (300 mg/l) by weight and whose suspended solids exceeds three hundred milligrams per liter concentration (300 mg/l).
    2. Determination of costs. The board of mayor and aldermen shall establish monthly rates and charges for the use of the wastewater system and for the services supplied by the wastewater system. Said charges shall be based upon the cost categories of administration costs, including billing and accounting costs; operation and maintenance costs of the wastewater collection and treatment system; and debt service costs.
  6. Surcharge fees. If it is determined by the town that the discharge of other loading parameters or wastewater substances are creating excessive operation and maintenance costs within the wastewater system, whether collection or treatment, then the monetary effect of such a parameter or parameters shall be borne by the discharge of such parameters in proportion to the amount of discharge.
  7. Industrial wastewater discharge permit fees. A fee may be charged for the issuance of an industrial wastewater discharge fee in accordance with § 18-405 of this chapter.
  8. Fees for industrial discharge monitoring. Fees may be collected from industrial users having pretreatment or other discharge requirements to compensate the town for the necessary compliance monitoring and other administrative duties of the pretreatment program.
  9. Billing. The billing for normal domestic wastewater services shall consist of monthly billing in accordance with the rates specified by the town, subject to net and gross rates. (Ord. of Dec. 7, 1981)